Tuesday December 27, 2016

The author of this article jokingly describes Google as being like your "crazy uncle who just won the lottery" but, if you really think about it, that is a pretty damn accurate description of the company.

Whether it was a fleet of balloons that would provide Internet access for undeveloped countries (Project Loon), or subsidized high-speed Internet service for cities (Google Fiber), or even cheap cellphones for anyone who couldn't afford something from Apple (Android), Google (GOOG, +0.21%) was like your crazy uncle who just won the lottery, swooping into town and throwing money around.